Since there was no physical Gen Con this year, I missed out on my yearly opportunity of walking the halls and just seeing circles of people slapping their legs in unison while playing Werewolf. Well, though there was no show this year, next year, they might not just be playing Werewolf, but Bezier Games' new Ultimate Werewolf Extreme. This new version of the classic social deduction game is up on Kickstarter now.

From the campaign:

Prepare your village for an amazing social deduction experience with Ultimate Werewolf Extreme.

•    All new artwork featuring incredible, lifelike illustrations
•    Fine-tuned core mechanics that create perfect game scenarios
•    Brand new, thoroughly playtested roles
•    Unique player items that increase playability and fun
•    Revolutionary, fully-integrated app that automates setup and gameplay

The Kickstarter is more than 9x funded with 29 days to go.

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For decades now, humans have been giving serious consideration to building a permanent second home for some of us up on the moon. And while actual attempts to do that are still in just the planning phase, being able to live vicariously through our games are much closer to reality. For example, there's Lunar Base, a new base-building card game that's up on Kickstarter now.

From the article:

Lunar Base is a base-building strategy card game that takes place on the moon.

To win the Lunar Space Race:

•   Build powerful modules
•    Recruit agents to infiltrate other bases
•    Gather influence
•    Hoard lunar credits
•    House colonists
•    Earn renown through scientific achievements

We chose the format of a compact card game from the beginning. Our game is aimed to be quick and easy to learn for everybody. It should not be the primary attraction of the game night (although, it can!) but rather, a quick side game. Thus the game length is modest, 30 minutes max, not more. Portability and easy setup are key and we wanted the game to keep its appeal after many-many rounds of play.

Today Lunar Base is more than just an idea. The final prototype is ready. It’s been tested and refined over thousands of hours of play by more than a hundred players.

The game's headed for 4x funded with 28 days left to go.

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With the quarantine going on, people are trying to figure out more ways that they can game while socially isolating. Paizo is here to help with their new Starfinder interactive game that you can play simply by talking to your Alexa. Or, barring you having an all-listening tube in your home, you can get it on your smartphone, too.

From the article:

Announcing Starfinder, a new interactive Alexa game, featuring voice talent Laura Bailey, Nathan Fillion, and many more!

The first three episodes based on the Dead Suns Adventure Path are available starting today in the USA and UK. The Starfinder Alexa game is a multi-part interactive audio adventure that transports players to a futuristic science-fantasy world where they can make decisions to advance and influence the outcome of the story just by using their voice. By simply saying “Alexa, play the Starfinder game,” customers can play one of the most captivating audio games available on Alexa-enabled devices today. Paizo and Amazon collaborated to reimagine the game for Alexa. Fans of the roleplaying game will enjoy this new extension of the familiar world, but previous experience with source material is not required.

Starfinder features an exceptional voice cast of 13 actors, including Nathan Fillion (Castle and Firefly) and Laura Bailey (The Last of Us Part II). Casting was led by the Audible Studios team – featuring some of their most popular performers, with almost 2,000 audiobook performances between them. Starfinder’s script exceeds 745 pages and took a combined 125 hours in the studio to record all of the possible twists and turns, resulting in up to 13 hours of gameplay.

The free-to-play pilot episode of Starfinder, “Scoundrels in the Spike,” debuted in December and was well-received by Alexa users, with a 4.6/5 stars rating. “I love this game!!! The narration is wonderful, and the sound effects are on point. The voice acting is like watching a movie. I can’t wait for the rest of the game to come out!” said an Amazon customer in a review following the debut of the pilot.

In today’s stay-at-home culture, voice and smart speakers are quickly becoming an integral part of people’s lives. Engagement on Alexa has nearly quadrupled over the last two years, with more than 100,000 Alexa Skills available to date. With more and more customers embracing voice, Starfinder is launching at an ideal time, and Alexa provides a unique vehicle for this form of entertainment.

The pilot and episodes 1 to 3 of Starfinder are now available on any Alexa-enabled device, including Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and the Alexa mobile app (explore more Alexa-enabled devices here); players have numerous access points to the game and can resume playing whenever, wherever. The pilot is available in the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. Episodes 1 to 3 are available in the USA and UK with rollout to Canada and more expected soon. Episodes 4 to 6 will be available in October. The pilot is free to play, and customers can purchase each episode for $1.99 or the full season for $9.99.

Owning an Alexa is not required. To play using your smartphone, just get the Amazon Alexa app for Android or Apple iOS devices and say “Alexa, open the Starfinder game.” Learn more at paizo.com/starfinderonalexa.

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Mantic has some new minis coming out soon for Deadzone. Of course, players are loving the looks at the art and mini previews they're getting. But you know what I always want to see the most? The stats. How will these minis play on the table, whatever side they end up on? Well, that's what you're getting a look at in this preview.

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We’ve had a great week previewing the brand-new Matsudan sub faction and the awesome Spectra. So far we’ve mainly showed off the background of these two releases, so you know how they fit into the Warpath universe. In today’s blog, we wanted to give you a bit of a taste of how the Matsudan and Spectra will play in the game.

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The week's already halfway over. Yeah, it's just moving by that fast. No complaints here, mind you. Even though I don't have anything currently planned for the weekend, I'm still excited for a couple days off. It's been a busy week and two days of just hanging out will be welcome. I also need to do some cooking. Though I don't know just what I'll do yet. I've still got some time to figure it out, though. Meanwhile, let's nosh on some bite-sized gaming stories.

Today on the platter we have: Arena Deathmatch Releases 4 new miniatures for Tabletop Simulator, New Ogres Available From Victoria Miniatures, New Primeval Dice Sets Available From Kraken Dice, Norse Foundry Running Adventurers & Adversaries Kickstarter, and Shards of Illumination Dice Up On Kickstarter.

Arena Deathmatch Releases 4 new miniatures for Tabletop Simulator

We just added four new miniatures to the Arena Deathmatch module for Tabletop Simulator.

 If you own Tabletop Simulator you can subscribe to the module here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2082871055 and start playing Arena Deathmatch with your gaming mates from around the world!

Also, we offer daily Arena Deathmatch demos through Tabletop Simulator, for those of you who want to try the game. Check out our Facebook events page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/avatarsofwar/events/

New Ogres Available From Victoria Miniatures

Hi Folks,

Well done everyone, we have made it to August!

I am super excited to start the new month with our latest release; Ogre Veteran Grog Ard'Nogg and the modular Ogre Mud Crunchers squad.

These big boys have been a long time coming. I have always loved ogres, and intended to one day add them to the Victoria Miniatures range. Sculpted by hobby legend Bobby Jackson. Like all our miniatures, these quality resin casts are expertly made in the USA.

New Primeval Dice Sets Available From Kraken Dice

She held the small object just above her eyes, the facets of the primeval bone catching the flickering of the fire behind her, providing just enough light to guide the fine point of the rock into the bone. With great care she finalized the final routing as the bone curled away, a small channel remaining. She collected the red flowers that she gathered earlier in the day and began to vigorously chew them. A deep red streak began to appear where the saliva was escaping the corner of her mouth. Delicately pressing the masticated flora into the channel her tedious endeavor had finally reached completion. Grunting in delight she tossed the icosahedron against the wall, watching it tumble from face to face, eagerly awaiting the result....

Capture the primal spirit of early craftsmen in our newly unearthed 7pc dice sets. Get the first 8 now!

Norse Foundry Running Adventurers & Adversaries Kickstarter

Bring character to your character. Adventurers & Adversaries is a range of high quality 28mm customizable resin miniatures for all your RPG needs. Each miniature has a wide variety of weapon and head options for you to customize and make your miniature truly your own! Featuring dozens of different ways you can build your character. Use a single ancestry kit or combine with other ancestry kits (3 kits of the same ancestry) to create over 2,500 different possibilities!

Shards of Illumination Dice Kickstarter Running Now

Elder Dice are the perfect dice for any fantasy or horror roleplaying game. They are also ideal for upgrading the dice in your board games. This new Mythic line of Elder Dice is designed around three new arcane symbols, with the symbol replacing the highest value on each die. With this new line of Mythic Elder Dice, each set of polyhedral dice will have an additional d20 in each box, coming with ten dice total (two d20s, one d12, one d10, one d%, one d8, three d6, and one d4).

Each set comes packaged in a matching spellbook box with a magnetic closure, gold foil, spot gloss, and lore card. We also have sets of 9 six-sided dice as well as polyhedral booster packs that contain an extra 3d4, d6 and 2d10. We are also introducing our new ritual candle dice tubes that will look great on your shelf or at the gaming table. These candle tubes can hold up to ten dice and can also be used as a miniature dice cup for rolling in confined spaces.

The social structures and hierarchies in kingdoms can get incredibly complicated incredibly quickly. Nobles of all types have their own secret plots to not just get and maintain power, but look to improve their standing... maybe even overthrow a monarchy or two. But who can you trust? That's always the question, and it's the same in Long Live the King, a new Secret Identity/Social Deduction game coming to Kickstarter soon from Guilt-free Gaming.

From the website:

Long Live the King (LLtK) is a strategic card game with Secret Identities, Deduction, and Murder. The theme of the game is built around the balance of Power in the Middle Ages.

LLtK is the perfect combination of a social party game with complexity. It is setup within a minute, has minimal pieces, the familiarity of a card game, secret identities, and a play-style that gets incredibly complex the more you play it. Pair that with our randomized roles and you get a game that stays fresh and is never the same. Each game lasts only 15-30 minutes so you can try out new roles and strategies.

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It's two, two, two campaigns in one! Indie Boards & Cards is combining two of their projects together and bring you them both together in one Kickstarter campaign. On one side, you have Quest, a new social deduction game. On the other, you have a deluxe, big-box version of their game Avalon, complete with entirely new artwork. So, if you're on the hunt for a new game to stretch your deduction muscles, or want a blinged-out copy of Avalon, they've got you covered.

From the campaign:

The campaign's closing in on 4x funded with 16 days left to go.

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There's no lack of ways to find out about and get involved in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Maybe you had a friend that showed up to school one day with a Player's Handbook. Or you came across people playing online. Or a parent plays. Well, soon, there'll be another way to be introduced to it with Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins, a new board game coming from Wizards of the Coast that takes a lighthearted look at the RPG so many of us love.

From the article:

Your Fast, Fun Entry into the World of D&D

Step into the exciting world of D&D with the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins board game! Choose your character and work together along the journey through the lands of Neverwinter, facing fantastic obstacles, battling monsters, and defeating the boss monster terrorizing the realm. The role of Dungeon Master passes from player to player with each turn, so everyone gets to be part of the storytelling.

Features

• QUICK ENTRY TO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Step into the exciting world of D&D with the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins board game. Designed for 2-4 players, ages 10 and up.
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• COOPERATIVE FANTASY GAME: This fantasy board game is a portal to the monsters, magic, and heroes of Dungeons & Dragons. Players work together as they journey through the lands of Neverwinter.
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• QUICK GAMEPLAY: Players can choose and customize their heroes, battle iconic D&D monsters, and experience a new adventure every time. So, step forward, brave heroes; adventure awaits!
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• CHOOSE A JOURNEY FOR YOUR PARTY: Choose a journey and which Boss your party of heroes will fight in the end. Choose from Felbris (Beholder), Orn (Fire Giant), Deathsleep (Green Dragon), and the Kraken.
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• D&D MINIATURE FIGURES: The game includes 4 plastic mini figures that correspond with the heroes featured in gameplay.

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In the night, creatures no longer entirely human stalk the dark spaces. They are the vampires, each a part of their own secret cabal, working to forward their group's goals. It's into this world that you find yourself in Vampire: The Masquerade: Rivals, a new card game based on the popular World of Darkness setting. Renegade Game Studios has launched their Kickstarter campaign to get this new game into your hands.

From the campaign:

The Kickstarter's more than 5x funded already with 15 days left to go.

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"I'm... I'm attacking the Darkness!" Yes, you too can attack the Darkness when it returns in Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape. This new edition of the dungeon-crawl game from CMON is up on Kickstarter now. The game mechanics have been broken down to their original pieces and built back up again with changes like having each class work and play differently from one-another, new types of monsters, and a new loot system. Head on over and check out the campaign.

From the Kickstarter:

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape takes the exciting dungeon-crawling action of the original Massive Darkness and brings it to a whole new level!

Take on the role of Lightbringers, a group of Heroes fighting the forces of Darkness in this thrilling cooperative game for 1-6 players.

Inspired by classic RPG games, this board game needs no game master to take you to the depths of Hell and beyond, fighting a variety of mobs and epic enemies to save the world!

The campaign's already more than 4x funded with 20 days left to go.

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